First EU-UK summit starts with deals on fishing and defence following overnight talks

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First EU-UK summit starts with deals on fishing and defence following overnight talks  Talks between the two sides went down to the wire as the EU stuck to its stance that nothing is agreed until everything is agreed and Prime Minister Starmer faces political headwinds at home.   READ MORE : http://www.euronews.com/2025/05/19/first-ever-eu-uk-summit-begins-with-deals-reached-on-fishing-and-defence-following-overnig  Subscribe to our channel. Euronews is available on Dailymotion in 12 languages

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00:00The European Union and the UK on Monday struck new agreements on boosting defence cooperation

00:06and easing food trade and border checks as the two sides met for their first formal summit since Brexit.

00:14According to a joint statement, a new defence and security partnership

00:18will allow the UK access to an EU defence loan programme worth 150 billion euros.

00:25Today we have struck this landmark deal with the EU.

00:30A new partnership between an independent Britain and our allies in Europe.

00:36This is the first UK-EU summit. It marks a new era in our relationship.

00:43We're turning a page. We're opening a new chapter in our unique relationship.

00:49This is the story of historical and natural partners standing side by side on the global stage.

00:57Leaders from both sides also called for quick humanitarian aid access for civilians in Gaza.

01:03They also vowed to intensify pressure on Russia, including through a new package of sanctions over the war in Ukraine.

01:11According to the British government, the summit aimed at resetting relations with the 27-nation bloc

01:16since the UK left the EU in 2020 will meet every year.

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